Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu won her third three-setter this week to set up the Mubadala Silicon Valley final against Maria Sakkari of Greece.
The fifth-seeded Buzarnescu got past fourth seed Elise Mertens 4-6 6-3 6-1 and will definitely climb to at least No.21 in the WTA rankings, while the title would give her the ticket for the Top 20, which was the 30-year-old’s goal since she was 14. Sakkari was down a set and a double break against Danielle Collins before she charged back to win 3-6 7-5 6-2.
